rigging

/หˆษนษชษกษชล‹/

IPA: /R IH1 G IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To fit out with a harness or other equipment.

  2. 2

    To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.

  3. 3

    To dress or clothe in some costume.

  4. 4

    To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner.

    โ€œrig up a makeshift shelterโ€

  5. 5

    To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.

    โ€œto rig an electionโ€

  6. 6

    To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.

  7. 7

    To outfit a model with controls for animation.

verb
  1. 1

    To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.

noun
  1. 1

    Dress; tackle; especially , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.

  2. 2

    Similar supporting material used for construction work, or in film, theater, etc.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rig, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rigging